is a
Japanese former professional
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
who is currently a pitching coach for the
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
The are a professional baseball team in the Japan, Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its c ...
of
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
(NPB). He has played in
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
(NPB) for the
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks,
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and BayStars.
Career
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks selected Fujioka with the third selection in the .
On March 26, 2006, Fujioka made his NPB debut.
On November 28, 2020, Fujioka announced his retirement and become pitching coach for the BayStars.
References
External links
NPB.com
1985 births
Living people
Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
Japanese baseball coaches
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
People from Toyonaka, Osaka
Yokohama DeNA BayStars players
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